Supervisory Transportation Operations Specialist

• Plan, direct, coordinate and supervise traffic management and cargo operations for the import and export of all military cargo transiting the command.
• Develop and maintain quality assurance plan encompassing weekly performance reports, metrics and other management programs to ensure the timely and satisfactory performance of quantity and quality of work.
• Exercise the full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities and responsibilities in directing work of subordinate staff.
• Plan, assign and evaluate work and sets and adjusts priorities.
• Determine cargo processing requirements.
• Conduct training, special studies, inspections, investigations, and analyses as directed by the Command.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Incumbent may be required to travel up to 15% to perform duties/attend training.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driving license.
• Incumbent will be required to undergo an initial and annual physical due to Emergency Essential position requirements.
• Incumbent will be required to undergo an initial and annual physical due to Emergency Essential position requirements.
• Hours of work is subject to irregular and/or rotating shifts, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Incumbent is required to work overtime as directed and is subject to recall for emergency overtime.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 45lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Incumbent may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Incumbent may be required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1. Coordinate traffic management and cargo operations for the import and export of all military cargo transiting the command. 2. Utilize a variety of automated systems in the office to perform functions such as store, retrieve, manipulate data with word processing, database management, spreadsheet, and graphics software package. 3. Ensure Contract Officer Representatives perform duties and functions in accordance with applicable contract. 4. Manage contracts of the Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services S&RTS to monitor contract performance in accordance with Federal regulation.

. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some Federal position allow for the substitution of education for specialized experience. For this position you must qualify based on your experience alone.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Planning and Evaluating
• Technical Competence
• Transportation

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).



This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a(n) Transportation and Distribution Management Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.